What color is #78698E?

#78698E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78698E?

The RGB value is 120, 105, 142: 120 red, 105 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78698E?

The complementary color is #7F8E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78698E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78698E color

#78698E rgb(120, 105, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78698E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 41.2% green and 55.7% blue (120, 105, 142).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#78698E color codes

HEX	`#78698E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 105, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 41.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.04, 13.69, -18.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.04, 22.71, 307.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.679, 16.049, 27.752)`
Decimal	`7891342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78698E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #78698E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78698E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #78698E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78698e; }
.text { color: #78698e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78698e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 105 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78698e, #8b698e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #78698E?: #78698E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78698E?: The RGB value is 120, 105, 142: 120 red, 105 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78698E?: The complementary color is #7F8E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78698E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.